Discovery BoxLuke 6:20 
Context6:20 Then 1 he looked up 2 at his disciples and said:
“Blessed 3 are you who are poor, 4 for the kingdom of God belongs 5 to you.
Luke 16:22
Context16:22 “Now 6 the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. 7 The 8 rich man also died and was buried. 9
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
2 tn Grk “lifting up his eyes” (an idiom). The participle ἐπάρας (epara") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
3 sn The term Blessed introduces the first of several beatitudes promising blessing to those whom God cares for. They serve as an invitation to come into the grace God offers.
4 sn You who are poor is a reference to the “pious poor” for whom God especially cares. See Ps 14:6; 22:24; 25:16; 34:6; 40:17; 69:29.
5 sn The present tense (belongs) here is significant. Jesus makes the kingdom and its blessings currently available. This phrase is unlike the others in the list with the possessive pronoun being emphasized. Jesus was saying, in effect, “the kingdom belongs even now to people like you.”
6 tn Grk “Now it happened that the.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
7 tn Grk “to Abraham’s bosom.” The phrase “carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom” describes being gathered to the fathers and is a way to refer to heaven (Gen 15:15; 47:30; Deut 31:16).
8 tn Grk “And the.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
9 sn The shorter description suggests a different fate, which is confirmed in the following verses.
